met on the 18th inst. Mr. Whitehead put his questions and received detailed replies. With regard to Mountain Lodge, the Governor's Peak residence, it is intended to retain about 14 acres round the building about 12 acres are within the Pokfulam drainage area and cannot be dealt with, and the remainder is steep and rocky, The levelling for the site of the house is proceeding. The Council went into Committee on the Insanitary Properties Bill, and clause 7 after a long discussion and some amandin; was passed. Clause 14 was then passe with an amendment proposed by the Attorney-General. The Council then adjourned until the 23rd instant.
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